EDITION: Tuesday, September 2, 2008 -- 04:36 PM

1. WETLANDS:
EPA vetoes massive Mississippi flood-control project

U.S. EPA today vetoed an Army Corps of Engineers' flood control project that regulators say would have destroyed 67,000 acres of Mississippi River wetlands. Benjamin Grumbles, EPA's assistant administrator for water, signed the final Clean Water Act veto of the $220 million Yazoo Backwater Reformulation Project, which had been long sought by farmers and their political allies in the Mississippi Delta. Go to story #1

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2. PEOPLE:
Treasury chief taps Pizer for new climate, energy post

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson last week named a well-known climate economist to run a new domestic and international office geared toward energy and environmental issues. Go to story #2

3. OIL AND GAS:
Halliburton execs see 'tremendous opportunities' in supply problems

NEW YORK -- With the petroleum industry facing the challenge of finding new supplies to keep up with growing demand, the outlook is favorable for providers of oil-and-gas field service, Halliburton executives told investors and analysts here today. Go to story #3

4. CLIMATE:
Agencies to coordinate water management efforts

Five federal agencies plan to tailor their water management programs to better reflect a warming climate, U.S. EPA said in a recent memo. Go to story #4